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Table B-1. 6-sided Spar, Polygon Exterior
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Ratio A  or  I.D./O.D.
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Ratio (M)  or  (O.D./L)
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Ratio (K)  or  (H/L)
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Weight Saving at same size
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Strengh Loss at same size
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Outside Waste
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Size Increase for same strength
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Weight Saving at same strength
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Arbitrary Score
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(%)
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(%)
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(%)
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(%)
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(%)
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| 1.00 | 
1.792 | 
0.120 | 
72.43 | 
56.25 | 
0.89 | 
22.96 | 
58.32 | 
35.37 | 
 
| 0.99 | 
1.796 | 
0.128 | 
70.79 | 
54.03 | 
0.95 | 
21.45 | 
56.91 | 
35.47 | 
 
| 0.98 | 
1.800 | 
0.136 | 
69.16 | 
51.88 | 
1.01 | 
20.07 | 
55.54 | 
35.47 | 
 
| 0.97 | 
1.804 | 
0.144 | 
67.55 | 
49.80 | 
1.07 | 
18.80 | 
54.20 | 
35.39 | 
 
| 0.96 | 
1.808 | 
0.152 | 
65.95 | 
47.78 | 
1.14 | 
17.63 | 
52.88 | 
35.25 | 
 
| 0.95 | 
1.812 | 
0.161 | 
64.37 | 
45.82 | 
1.20 | 
16.56 | 
51.60 | 
35.04 | 
 
| 0.94 | 
1.816 | 
0.169 | 
62.81 | 
43.92 | 
1.27 | 
15.56 | 
50.34 | 
34.78 | 
 
| 0.93 | 
1.821 | 
0.177 | 
61.26 | 
42.08 | 
1.33 | 
14.63 | 
49.10 | 
34.47 | 
 
| 0.92 | 
1.825 | 
0.185 | 
59.73 | 
40.30 | 
1.39 | 
13.76 | 
47.88 | 
34.12 | 
 
| 0.91 | 
1.829 | 
0.194 | 
58.22 | 
38.57 | 
1.46 | 
12.96 | 
46.69 | 
33.73 | 
 
| 0.90 | 
1.833 | 
0.202 | 
56.72 | 
36.91 | 
1.53 | 
12.20 | 
45.51 | 
33.31 | 
 
| 0.89 | 
1.837 | 
0.211 | 
55.24 | 
35.29 | 
1.59 | 
11.50 | 
44.36 | 
32.86 | 
 
| 0.88 | 
1.842 | 
0.219 | 
53.78 | 
33.73 | 
1.66 | 
10.83 | 
43.22 | 
32.38 | 
 
| 0.87 | 
1.846 | 
0.228 | 
52.33 | 
32.23 | 
1.73 | 
10.21 | 
42.09 | 
31.88 | 
 
| 0.86 | 
1.850 | 
0.236 | 
50.90 | 
30.77 | 
1.80 | 
9.63 | 
40.99 | 
31.36 | 
 
| 0.85 | 
1.854 | 
0.245 | 
49.48 | 
29.36 | 
1.86 | 
9.08 | 
39.90 | 
30.82 | 
 
| 0.84 | 
1.859 | 
0.253 | 
48.09 | 
28.01 | 
1.93 | 
8.56 | 
38.82 | 
30.26 | 
 
| 0.83 | 
1.863 | 
0.262 | 
46.71 | 
26.70 | 
2.00 | 
8.07 | 
37.75 | 
29.68 | 
 
| 0.82 | 
1.867 | 
0.271 | 
45.34 | 
25.43 | 
2.07 | 
7.61 | 
36.70 | 
29.09 | 
 
| 0.81 | 
1.872 | 
0.279 | 
43.99 | 
24.21 | 
2.15 | 
7.18 | 
35.67 | 
28.49 | 
 
| 0.80 | 
1.876 | 
0.288 | 
42.66 | 
23.04 | 
2.22 | 
6.77 | 
34.64 | 
27.87 | 
 
| 0.79 | 
1.881 | 
0.297 | 
41.35 | 
21.91 | 
2.29 | 
6.38 | 
33.63 | 
27.25 | 
 
| 0.78 | 
1.885 | 
0.306 | 
40.05 | 
20.82 | 
2.36 | 
6.01 | 
32.63 | 
26.62 | 
 
| 0.77 | 
1.889 | 
0.315 | 
38.77 | 
19.77 | 
2.44 | 
5.66 | 
31.64 | 
25.97 | 
 
| 0.76 | 
1.894 | 
0.324 | 
37.50 | 
18.77 | 
2.51 | 
5.33 | 
30.66 | 
25.32 | 
 
| 0.75 | 
1.898 | 
0.333 | 
36.25 | 
17.80 | 
2.59 | 
5.02 | 
29.69 | 
24.67 | 
 
| 0.74 | 
1.903 | 
0.342 | 
35.02 | 
16.87 | 
2.66 | 
4.73 | 
28.73 | 
24.01 | 
 
| 0.73 | 
1.907 | 
0.351 | 
33.80 | 
15.97 | 
2.74 | 
4.45 | 
27.79 | 
23.34 | 
 
| 0.72 | 
1.912 | 
0.360 | 
32.61 | 
15.12 | 
2.82 | 
4.18 | 
26.85 | 
22.67 | 
 
| 0.71 | 
1.917 | 
0.369 | 
31.42 | 
14.29 | 
2.89 | 
3.93 | 
25.92 | 
21.99 | 
 
| 0.70 | 
1.921 | 
0.378 | 
30.26 | 
13.51 | 
2.97 | 
3.69 | 
25.01 | 
21.32 | 
 
| 0.69 | 
1.926 | 
0.388 | 
29.11 | 
12.75 | 
3.05 | 
3.47 | 
24.10 | 
20.64 | 
 
| 0.68 | 
1.930 | 
0.397 | 
27.97 | 
12.03 | 
3.13 | 
3.26 | 
23.21 | 
19.95 | 
 
| 0.67 | 
1.935 | 
0.406 | 
26.86 | 
11.34 | 
3.21 | 
3.05 | 
22.32 | 
19.27 | 
 
| 0.66 | 
1.940 | 
0.416 | 
25.76 | 
10.67 | 
3.30 | 
2.86 | 
21.45 | 
18.59 | 
 
| 0.65 | 
1.945 | 
0.425 | 
24.67 | 
10.04 | 
3.38 | 
2.68 | 
20.58 | 
17.90 | 
 
| 0.64 | 
1.949 | 
0.434 | 
23.61 | 
9.44 | 
3.46 | 
2.51 | 
19.73 | 
17.22 | 
 
| 0.63 | 
1.954 | 
0.444 | 
22.56 | 
8.86 | 
3.54 | 
2.35 | 
18.88 | 
16.53 | 
 
| 0.62 | 
1.959 | 
0.454 | 
21.52 | 
8.31 | 
3.63 | 
2.19 | 
18.04 | 
15.85 | 
 
| 0.61 | 
1.964 | 
0.463 | 
20.51 | 
7.79 | 
3.71 | 
2.05 | 
17.22 | 
15.17 | 
 
| 0.60 | 
1.968 | 
0.473 | 
19.51 | 
7.29 | 
3.80 | 
1.91 | 
16.40 | 
14.49 | 
 
| 0.59 | 
1.973 | 
0.483 | 
18.52 | 
6.82 | 
3.89 | 
1.78 | 
15.59 | 
13.81 | 
 
| 0.58 | 
1.978 | 
0.492 | 
17.55 | 
6.37 | 
3.98 | 
1.66 | 
14.80 | 
13.14 | 
 
| 0.57 | 
1.983 | 
0.502 | 
16.60 | 
5.94 | 
4.07 | 
1.54 | 
14.01 | 
12.47 | 
 
| 0.56 | 
1.988 | 
0.512 | 
15.67 | 
5.53 | 
4.16 | 
1.43 | 
13.23 | 
11.80 | 
 
| 0.55 | 
1.993 | 
0.522 | 
14.75 | 
5.15 | 
4.25 | 
1.33 | 
12.47 | 
11.14 | 
 
| 0.54 | 
1.998 | 
0.532 | 
13.85 | 
4.78 | 
4.34 | 
1.23 | 
11.71 | 
10.48 | 
 
| 0.53 | 
2.003 | 
0.542 | 
12.96 | 
4.44 | 
4.43 | 
1.14 | 
10.97 | 
9.82 | 
 
| 0.52 | 
2.008 | 
0.552 | 
12.10 | 
4.11 | 
4.52 | 
1.06 | 
10.23 | 
9.18 | 
 
| 0.51 | 
2.013 | 
0.562 | 
11.24 | 
3.81 | 
4.62 | 
0.97 | 
9.51 | 
8.53 | 
 
| 0.50 | 
2.018 | 
0.572 | 
10.41 | 
3.52 | 
4.71 | 
0.90 | 
8.79 | 
7.89 | 
 
| 0.49 | 
2.023 | 
0.582 | 
9.59 | 
3.24 | 
4.81 | 
0.83 | 
8.09 | 
7.26 | 
 
| 0.48 | 
2.028 | 
0.593 | 
8.79 | 
2.99 | 
4.91 | 
0.76 | 
7.40 | 
6.63 | 
 
| 0.47 | 
2.034 | 
0.603 | 
8.00 | 
2.74 | 
5.00 | 
0.70 | 
6.71 | 
6.02 | 
 
| 0.46 | 
2.039 | 
0.613 | 
7.23 | 
2.52 | 
5.10 | 
0.64 | 
6.04 | 
5.40 | 
 
| 0.45 | 
2.044 | 
0.624 | 
6.48 | 
2.31 | 
5.20 | 
0.59 | 
5.38 | 
4.80 | 
 
| 0.44 | 
2.049 | 
0.634 | 
5.74 | 
2.11 | 
5.30 | 
0.53 | 
4.74 | 
4.20 | 
 
| 0.43 | 
2.054 | 
0.645 | 
5.03 | 
1.92 | 
5.41 | 
0.49 | 
4.10 | 
3.61 | 
 
| 0.42 | 
2.060 | 
0.655 | 
4.32 | 
1.75 | 
5.51 | 
0.44 | 
3.47 | 
3.03 | 
 
| 0.41 | 
2.065 | 
0.666 | 
3.64 | 
1.59 | 
5.62 | 
0.40 | 
2.86 | 
2.46 | 
 
| 0.40 | 
2.070 | 
0.677 | 
2.97 | 
1.44 | 
5.72 | 
0.36 | 
2.26 | 
1.90 | 
 
| 0.39 | 
2.076 | 
0.687 | 
2.31 | 
1.30 | 
5.83 | 
0.33 | 
1.67 | 
1.34 | 
 
| 0.38 | 
2.081 | 
0.698 | 
1.68 | 
1.17 | 
5.94 | 
0.30 | 
1.09 | 
0.80 | 
 
| 0.37 | 
2.087 | 
0.709 | 
1.06 | 
1.05 | 
6.04 | 
0.27 | 
0.53 | 
0.26 | 
 
| 0.36 | 
2.092 | 
0.720 | 
0.45 | 
0.94 | 
6.15 | 
0.24 | 
-0.02 | 
-0.26 | 
 
| 0.35 | 
2.097 | 
0.731 | 
-0.14 | 
0.84 | 
6.27 | 
0.21 | 
-0.56 | 
-0.77 | 
 
| 0.34 | 
2.103 | 
0.742 | 
-0.71 | 
0.75 | 
6.38 | 
0.19 | 
-1.09 | 
-1.28 | 
 
| 0.33 | 
2.109 | 
0.753 | 
-1.26 | 
0.67 | 
6.49 | 
0.17 | 
-1.60 | 
-1.77 | 
 
| 0.32 | 
2.114 | 
0.764 | 
-1.80 | 
0.59 | 
6.61 | 
0.15 | 
-2.10 | 
-2.25 | 
 
| 0.31 | 
2.120 | 
0.775 | 
-2.32 | 
0.52 | 
6.72 | 
0.13 | 
-2.59 | 
-2.72 | 
 
| 0.30 | 
2.125 | 
0.787 | 
-2.82 | 
0.46 | 
6.84 | 
0.11 | 
-3.06 | 
-3.17 | 
 
| 0.29 | 
2.131 | 
0.798 | 
-3.31 | 
0.40 | 
6.96 | 
0.10 | 
-3.52 | 
-3.62 | 
 
| 0.28 | 
2.137 | 
0.809 | 
-3.78 | 
0.35 | 
7.08 | 
0.09 | 
-3.96 | 
-4.05 | 
 
| 0.27 | 
2.142 | 
0.821 | 
-4.24 | 
0.30 | 
7.20 | 
0.07 | 
-4.39 | 
-4.47 | 
 
| 0.26 | 
2.148 | 
0.832 | 
-4.68 | 
0.26 | 
7.33 | 
0.06 | 
-4.81 | 
-4.87 | 
 
| 0.25 | 
2.154 | 
0.844 | 
-5.10 | 
0.22 | 
7.45 | 
0.06 | 
-5.21 | 
-5.27 | 
 
| 0.24 | 
2.160 | 
0.855 | 
-5.50 | 
0.19 | 
7.58 | 
0.05 | 
-5.60 | 
-5.65 | 
 
| 0.23 | 
2.166 | 
0.867 | 
-5.89 | 
0.16 | 
7.70 | 
0.04 | 
-5.97 | 
-6.01 | 
 
| 0.22 | 
2.171 | 
0.879 | 
-6.26 | 
0.13 | 
7.83 | 
0.03 | 
-6.33 | 
-6.37 | 
 
| 0.21 | 
2.177 | 
0.891 | 
-6.62 | 
0.11 | 
7.96 | 
0.03 | 
-6.68 | 
-6.70 | 
 
| 0.20 | 
2.183 | 
0.903 | 
-6.96 | 
0.09 | 
8.10 | 
0.02 | 
-7.01 | 
-7.03 | 
 
 
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